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UMBC partners in NASA-funded TIGERISS mission to determine source of heavy elements on Earth
Nuclear fusion reactions inside certain stars can produce many of the most common elements on Earth, like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. But heavier elements that are also found on Earth are harder...
Posted: November 3, 2022, 12:46 PM
UMBC’s Viswanathan uses the Moon’s craters to track its shifting poles over 4.25 billion years
A new study published in Planetary Science Journalhas determined how the Moon’s poles have shifted over more than 4 billion years, a phenomenon known as “true polar wander.” To trace the poles...
Posted: October 5, 2022, 8:28 AM
UMBC’s Krizmanic, Cannady contribute to research that adds new wrinkle to understanding the origins of matter in the Milky Way
New findings published this week in Physical Review Letters suggest that carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen cosmic rays travel through the galaxy toward Earth in a similar way, but, surprisingly, that...
Posted: June 22, 2021, 3:53 AM
UMBC to receive over $63 million in NASA renewal of CRESST II space science consortium
NASA has committed $178 million to extend support for the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology II (CRESST II) through 2027. Founded in 2006 and renewed in 2016,...
Posted: May 21, 2021, 4:08 PM
UMBC’s Tom Barclay and NASA team discover Neptune-sized planet orbiting young, nearby star
New research published today in Nature reports the discovery of a planet about the size of Neptune orbiting an especially young, nearby star. The planet, named AU Mic b, is orbiting AU...
Posted: June 24, 2020, 3:32 PM
Team led by UMBC’s Mehdi Benna is the first to map a planet’s global wind patterns, and they weren’t Earth’s
Today, a paper published in Science documents for the first time the global wind circulation patterns in the upper atmosphere of a planet, 120 to 300 kilometers above the surface. The findings are...
Posted: December 12, 2019, 7:07 PM
UMBC’s Sander Goossens determines structure of Mercury’s core as part of NASA team
UMBC’s Sander Goossens designed and implemented code that’s helping NASA scientists better understand the evolution of planets, starting with Mercury. He’s part of a research team applying...
Posted: September 12, 2019, 7:15 PM
UMBC’s Amy Lien helps NASA unravel the mystery of an unusual blast from across the universe
A brief and unusual flash spotted on June 16, 2018 has puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event, called AT2018cow and nicknamed “the Cow,” defies many of the models...
Posted: January 22, 2019, 4:42 PM
UMBC astronomer Kenji Hamaguchi confirms binary star system produces cosmic rays
Eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star system within 10,000 light years of Earth. New UMBC research published in Nature Astronomy concludes for the first time that the system is...
Posted: July 16, 2018, 8:16 PM
UMBC space scientist further confirms Einstein’s theory through new solar research
New research by Sander Goossens, associate research scientist at UMBC’s Center for Space Science and Technology, and colleagues offers a fresh perspective on a question of universal importance....
Posted: January 29, 2018, 10:14 PM
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